Sec. 70310. Large scale water reuse

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In this section: The term eligible entity means— a State, Indian Tribe, municipality, irrigation district, water district, wastewater district, or other organization with water or power delivery authority; a State, regional, or local authority, the members of which include 1 or more organizations with water or power delivery authority; or an agency established under State law for the joint exercise of powers or a combination of entities described in subparagraphs

(A)through (B). The term Indian Tribe has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act ( 25 U.S.C. 5304 ). The term Reclamation State means a State or territory described in the first section of the Act of June 17, 1902 (32 Stat. 388, chapter 1093; 43 U.S.C. 391 ). In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Bureau of Reclamation for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $100,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2031, except that no amounts may be expended before fiscal year 2027 or after September 30, 2031, to provide nonreimbursable grants on a competitive basis to eligible entities that shall not exceed 25 percent of the total cost of an eligible project unless the project advances at least a proportionate share of nonreimbursable benefits authorized under the reclamation laws (including fish and wildlife benefits provided through measurable reductions in water diversions from imperiled ecosystems) up to a maximum 75 percent of the total costs of an eligible project, to carry out the planning, design, and construction of projects to reclaim and reuse municipal, industrial, domestic, or agricultural wastewater or impaired ground or surface waters that have a total estimated cost of more than $500,000,000 and that provide substantial water supply and other benefits to drought stricken regions within the Reclamation States for the purposes of— helping to advance water management plans across a multi-state area, such as drought contingency plans in the Colorado River Basin; providing multiple benefits, including water supply reliability benefits for drought-stricken States, Tribes, and communities, fish and wildlife benefits, and water quality improvements; and reducing impacts on environmental resources from water projects owned or operated by Federal and State agencies, including through measurable reductions in water diversions from imperiled ecosystems. The Bureau of Reclamation shall not impose a total dollar cap on Federal contributions that applies to all individual projects funded under this section. An eligible project shall not be considered ineligible for assistance under this section because the project has received assistance authorized under title XVI of Public Law 102–575 or section 4009 of Public Law 114–322 . The Bureau of Reclamation shall consider the planning, design, and construction of an eligible project’s conveyance system to be eligible for grant funding under this section.

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